A-4 missile aka V-2 rocket, fails to launch and tips over during a test firing in Peenemunde, Germany.

A-4 missile on a launch pad. Also known as the V-2 rocket, this missile barely makes it off of its launch pad before losing power, then tipping over. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. Launch pad on fire. Smoke rises due to the fire. (World War II period).